Thursday, October 15, 2009

coconut milk and tomato curry

every monday night, rita and i have dinner with the hare krishnas. in addition to providing weekly free vegan food to broke college students, our local hare krishnas are just generally kick ass guys, who tell random and hilarious stories about climbing mountains and becoming the pope. i guess you have to be there. (side note: last week we joined the sikhs for dinner instead. they had better food, although the wait was long and it was a one time thing so we can't go every week. i don't know anything about india or its religions, so i hope the sikhs and the hare krishnas aren't bitter rivals or anything). on hare krishna night, dinner always consists of a vegetable curry, white rice, green salad with this really tasty almond dressing, and halavah, a desert made with flour, sugar, and water, and flavored with fruits, carob, or peanut butter. recently, they made a curry with coconut milk, so we decided we'd try our own version.coconut milk and tomato curryonce again, i fail as a food blogger because i rarely measure anything. sorry! but quantity of the veggies is up to you and not that important. we made about 4 servings, but it was very saucy, so you could probably make it more servings with more veggies but the same amount of coconut milk and tomatoes*cauliflower*peas*chickpeas*oil*1 14 oz can diced tomatoes with juices*1 14 oz can coconut milk (we used light)*curry powder*couscous, to serve (ours had tomatoes and lentils in it...yum!)*sriracha, or other hot sauce, to taste (definitely needed the hot sauce, at least for me)1. break off whatever amount of cauliflower heads you want. saute in oil with a big pinch of curry powder for 10-15 minutes, until the cauliflower is a little soft.2. add however many peas and chickpeas you want(we used about a cup [?] of each). stir.3. add coconut milk and tomatoes (including juices).stir in pot until thoroughly heated.4. served over cooked couscous with hot sauce.now we just need to learn to make halavah...it is tasty stuff, seriously.

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Rita and Lola (names have been changed to protect their identities) are twin girls living and going to college in nyc although they are originally from san francisco (represent the 415, yo!). they cook cheap, healthy(ish) food in a ridiculously tiny dorm kitchen, or sometimes in a bigger kitchen at home.
Rita likes art, old movies, 50s music and clothes, and hot rods.
Lola likes polaroid photos, public transportation, chai tea, and anything scottish, especially Ewan McGregor and bagpipes.